Labeling and Storing Electrical Cable |
Jonet Buchanan |
In smaller theatre departments like mine, keeping electrical cable organized is as tiresome as it is essential. The cables pulled down in haste during a strike are often tossed onto a jumbled pile in a corner until they can be collected in a laundry hamper and rolled out of the way just before the last sweep. During the next load-in, having to search for just the cable you need in the resulting spaghetti pile makes the work just that much harder.
LABELING
When I arrived at Antelope Valley College, I found a total of 54 cables measuring anywhere from 1′-0″ to 80′-0″. None were marked as to length, and they had no designated storage area. My first chore was to mark each one. Following the ...
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